Our IZO™ Private Connect Service (AWS Direct Connect) provides Cognizant with the perfect solution for its clients’ needs

THE CHALLENGE:

To offer clients a speedy, secure and reliable user experience while at the same time, minimising operating costs and increasing resource efficiency, Cognizant, a US-based, Nasdaq listed organisation recognised the need to replace less reliable public Internet access to Amazon Web Services with more robust, secure connectivity.

THE SOLUTION:

The requirement for a more robust connectivity between Cognizant and cloud providers’ data centres was growing significantly, so it was fortunate that Cognizant’s 120 locations around the world were already served by a Tata Communications Global VPN.

Rajesh Deenadayalan, Associate Director – IT, for Cognizant’s Network and Systems Services (NSS) team says: “Customers’ dependence on cloud solutions was growing fast. Trusted by big established enterprises and the hottest start-ups, cloud providers like AWS perfectly matched our agile business model.”

Cognizant found IZO™ Private Connect (AWS Direct Connect) a perfect solution as it linked businesses to cloud services over the existing Tata Communications MPLS or Ethernet-based Global VPNs. Through their global partner interconnect arrangements, companies now have access to a single provider, offering end-to-end cloud management for peerless business performance.

Use of two separate cloud platforms makes Cognizant the first multi-cloud-connected Tata Communications customer.

THE RESULT:

IZO™  Private Connect (AWS Direct Connect) runs over the Tata Communications Global VPN infrastructure, which is naturally designed to perform to enterprise standards. It matches in-house Cognizant systems and exceeds them in scalability, thus minimising time-to-market for new hybrid services.

For Cognizant, IZO™ Private Connect (AWS Direct Connect) offers lower TCO and higher resource efficiency.  Meanwhile, Cognizant clients now enjoy a robust, network infrastructure with high-speed, secure, reliable and scalable cloud service.
Rajesh says: “The IZO Private Connect (AWS Direct Connect) links are more secure than the public Internet. The fact that they’re part of a managed service gives additional support and assurance that they don’t deviate from our normal high standards.”